Willard native, former MSU football player accused in killing in Texas

Feb. 11, 2014

Tony Flint / Brewster County Sheriff's Office

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By Lyndal Scranton

A Willard native and former Missouri State University football player has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a bar owner in Texas.

Tony Flint, 37, was charged with the Feb. 4 murder of Glenn Patrick Felts, the owner of the La Kiva Bar in Terlingua.

Flint was a guard for the Missouri State Bears until retiring in 1999 after multiple injuries. Rick Nelson, the offensive line coach at MSU when Flint was playing, described him as “kind of a gentle giant.”

“It just shocked me,” Nelson said of the news of a murder charge. “He was such a mellow kid. Obviously I had lost track of him over the years, but when I heard about this I just went ‘wow.’”

He was found dead outside of this bar, authorities have said, but have revealed few details about the death.

The sheriff’s Facebook page, as well as numerous local media reports, show a community at a loss. Both men were well-known in the area, and several people commenting through social media have come to Flint’s defense.